How One Crook Stole Guns From A Bass Pro Shops

The one thing both pro-gun and anti-gun forces agree in is that we don’t want firearms in the hands of criminals. Where we differ is that we understand no amount to gun law will keep a crook from getting his grubby little paws on firearms while they don’t seem to comprehend that fact.

Authorities say a man hid inside Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid after the store closed and stole at least three guns earlier this month.

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Security reviewed the surveillance video from the store and found footage of a man at the gun display holding a rifle. This was around 3:30 a.m., and authorities believe the man was hiding in the store when it closed for the night.

At 3:50 a.m., the video showed the man walking out of the store with a long backpack on his back with the stolen guns inside, according to a Memphis police incident report on the theft.

In the police report, authorities said inventory showed a Savage Arms Corp. MSR 15 rifle valued at $900, a Benelli 12-gauge shotgun valued at $1,700 and a Beretta rifle valued at $1,745 were missing.

Not terribly creative, but clearly effective.

Further, since this was two weeks ago, he’s apparently doing a pretty good job getting away with it, unfortunately.

If you live in the area and have any information at all, please contact the ATF at 1-800-283-4867 or Memphis CrimeStoppers at 901-528-2274.

In the meantime, however, it’s worth reminding the gun grabbers that no, tighter gun laws wouldn’t have prevented this from happening. He went through absolutely none of the legal means of securing a firearm, for crying out loud, so just how would tougher gun laws have Click to see the original article